Watir Alternatives

Watir is described as 'open source Ruby library for automating tests. Watir interacts with a browser the same way people do: clicking links, filling out forms and validating text' and is an app. There are more than 25 alternatives to Watir for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and Google Chrome apps. The best Watir alternative is UI.Vision RPA, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Watir are Selenium, UBot Studio, Playwright and TestComplete.

Watir alternatives are mainly Task Automation Apps but may also be Workflow Automation Tools. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Watir.

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UI.Vision RPA
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Freemium • Open Source
Task Automation App
Workflow Automation Tool
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Google Chrome
Firefox
123 UI.Vision RPA alternatives
Open-source task and test automation tool and Selenium IDE. The UI.Vision RPA software is a browser extension that can do desktop automation as well! Use it for web automation, form filling, screen scraping and Robotic Process Automation (RPA).
- - UI.Vision RPA is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Watir.
- - UI.Vision RPA is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Watir.
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UI.Vision RPA Features
1. Command line interfaceUI.Vision RPA either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
2. Works OfflineUI.Vision RPA can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
3. Marketing AutomationUI.Vision RPA can automate marketing campaigns and activities throughout the customer journey by automatic workflows.
4. Support for scriptingUI.Vision RPA supports scripts and macros to automate or customize tasks.
5. Website MonitoringUI.Vision RPA can detect and resolve website performance issues proactively.
Screenshot OCR
Compatible with Selenium IDE
Screen scraping
Visual UI testing
Robot Process Automation
Browser integration
Robotic automation
PDF OCR
UI testing
Data export/import
Selenium
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Free • Open Source
Mac
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Linux
95 Selenium alternatives
Selenium is a suite of tools specifically for testing web applications. Selenium IDE is a Firefox add-on that records clicks, typing, and other actions to make a test, which you can play back in the browser.
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Selenium Features
Web Testing
Python API
Cross browser testing
UBot Studio
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Paid • Proprietary
Windows
29 UBot Studio alternatives
Ubot Studio allows you to make ANY automation software you want without ANY programming experience.
- - UBot Studio is the most popular commercial alternative to Watir.
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UBot Studio Features
1. No Coding RequiredUBot Studio can be used without an coding or programming skills.
Macro Recording
Drag and Drop
Playwright
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Free • Open Source
Mac
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Linux
10 Playwright alternatives
Node library to automate the Chromium, WebKit and Firefox browsers with a single API. It enables cross-browser web automation that is ever-green, capable, reliable and fast.
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Playwright Features
Test automation
Cross browser testing
NPM
C-sharp
Golang
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TestComplete
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Paid • Proprietary
Windows
68 TestComplete alternatives
TestComplete is an automated testing tool, with unmatched support for unit, functional, regression, distributed and HTTP performance testing at the project level. Designed for advanced and novice testers alike, TestComplete will help you achieve thorough Quality Assurance in...
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TestComplete Features
Macro Recording
Web Testing
Test automation
iMacros
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Paid • Proprietary
Mac
Windows
Linux
Internet Explorer
Google Chrome
Firefox
48 iMacros alternatives
iMacros was designed to automate the most repetitious tasks on the web. If there’s an activity you have to do repeatedly, just record it in iMacros. The next time you need to do it, the entire macro will run at the click of a button!
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iMacros Features
1. PortableiMacros can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Browser Automation
Browser integration
Internet Explorer extension
Cross browser testing
Browser extension
Web Testing
Macro Recording
ActivIT Automatron
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Free • Proprietary
Online
Google Chrome
15 ActivIT Automatron alternatives
A scripting tool for browser automation. By executing user given instructions contained in a javascript "TRON" file it automatically browses web, clicks on links, fills out forms, etc.
- - ActivIT Automatron is the most popular Web-based alternative to Watir.
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ActivIT Automatron Features
1. Support for scriptingActivIT Automatron supports scripts and macros to automate or customize tasks.
Browser Automation
UI testing
CloudQA
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Freemium • Proprietary
Windows
Linux
Online
31 CloudQA alternatives
CloudQA is cloud based test automation platform which will significantly reduce time, cost and complexity of your testing process. CloudQA does not need any test infrastructure. One could get started within minutes to record and execute a test case.
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CloudQA Features
Selenium test automation
Cross browser testing
Cloud based
Object Relational Mapping
Test automation
Web Testing
Pincers
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
7 Pincers alternatives
Web Automation API that runs on top of WebDriver.
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Screen scraping
Ruby
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Mobitaz
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Paid • Proprietary
Windows
Android
16 Mobitaz alternatives
Mobitaz is a mobile app test automation application that tests Android apps. This end-to-end testing framework works as a Windows server with option to connect to an Android device or emulator that runs the app to be tested.
- - Mobitaz is the most popular Android alternative to Watir.
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WatiN
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Free • Open Source
Windows
23 WatiN alternatives
WatiN - Web Application Testing In .Net

Inspired by Watir development of WatiN started in December 2005 to make a similar kind of Web Application Testing possible for the .Net languages. Since then WatiN has grown into an easy to use, feature rich and stable framework. WatiN.
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Micro Focus Unified Functional Testing
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Paid • Proprietary
Windows
43 Micro Focus Unified Functional Testing alternatives
Make test automation more efficient and help developers and testers collaborate. This functional test automation software—formerly QuickTest Professional (QTP)—helps deliver quality software at the speed your business needs.
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Micro Focus Unified Functional Testing Features
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